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To recognize the Isabelle Ridgway Care Center on their 99th Anniversary of embracing and embodying their core values of Respect, Companionship, and Family for the elderly.
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WHEREAS, Isabelle Ridgway began caring for others in 1912, committed to providing for the needs of aging and ailing Columbus residents; and
WHEREAS, the principles of respect, companionship and family guided Mrs. Ridgway's work, leading to the establishment of the Isabelle Ridgway Care Center; and
WHEREAS, the Care Center continues the mission of Mrs. Ridgway, providing warm and compassionate holistic care and services to the aging population of central Ohio by offering a professionally trained team to help each individual client maintain the highest quality of life possible; and
WHEREAS, today we recognize the years Isabelle Ridgway lived and worked in Columbus, caring for her own family and then devoting her life to caring for others; and
WHEREAS, Isabelle Ridgway was a unique woman who was able to instill in others the core values of respect, companionship, and family for the elderly that guided her; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this council hereby recognizes the life and work of Isabelle Ridgway and the Isabella Ridgeway Care Center on their 99th Anniversary.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Isabelle Ridgway Care Center as a token of our esteem.